1838–1876

Introduction

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Bliss Home in Rome, Pennsylvania

Born: Ju­ly 9, 1838, Clear­field Coun­ty, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Died: De­cem­ber 29, 1876, Ash­ta­bu­la, Ohio.

Buried: Chest­nut Grove Ce­me­te­ry, Ash­ta­bu­la, Ohio.

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Biography

Philip was son of Is­aac Bliss and Ly­dia Doo­lit­tle, bro­ther of Ma­ry E. B. Will­son, and hus­band of Lu­cy Jane Young.

He and Lu­cy died in a train wreck caused by a bridge col­lapse. He sur­vived the ini­tial im­pact, but went back in­to the flames in an un­suc­cess­ful at­tempt to res­cue his wife.

The re­mains re­trieved from the Ash­ta­bu­la dis­as­ter were placed in a com­mon grave marked by a ce­no­taph in the Ash­ta­bu­la Ce­me­te­ry. A ce­no­taph in me­mo­ry of the Bliss­es was erect­ed in the ce­me­te­ry at Rome, Penn­syl­van­ia, Ju­ly 17, 1877.

The night be­fore that ter­ri­ble rail­road ac­ci­dent at Ash­ta­bu­la…he said to his au­di­ence, I may not pass this way again; then he sang a so­lo, I’m Go­ing Home To­mor­row. This in­deed proved pro­phet­ic of his own home go­ing.

Crosby, Cha­pter XVII

Works

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Almost Per­suad­ed
  2. And He Came to Be­tha­ny
  3. And Yet There Is Room
  4. Ascension, The
  5. Ask, Seek, Knock
  6. At the Feet of Je­sus
  7. Almost Per­suad­ed
  8. Beautiful Rain
  9. Beautiful Song of Love
  10. Beggar by the Way­side, The
  11. Bethesda
  12. Beyond the Cross
  13. Blessèd Are They That Do
  14. By and By
  15. Calling Now
  16. Come, Breth­ren, as We March Along
  17. Come, Come and See
  18. Come, Sing the Gos­pel’s Joy­ful Sound
  19. Cut It Down
  20. Dare to Be a Da­ni­el
  21. Do You See the He­brew Cap­tive Kneel­ing?
  22. Fear Not
  23. Follow Me
  24. Free from the Law
  25. God Is Al­ways Near Me
  26. Going Home
  27. Good Cheer
  28. Good Night Till Then
  29. Hail, Hap­py Morn­ing
  30. Half Was Nev­er Told, The
  31. Hallelujah, He Is Ris­en!
  32. Hallelujah, ’Tis Done!
  33. Hallelujah! What a Sav­ior
  34. Have You on the Lord Be­lieved?
  35. He That Be­liev­eth
  36. He’s Gone
  37. Help
  38. Hold the Fort
  39. Holy Spir­it, The
  40. Hosanna, Ho­san­na
  41. How Goes the Bat­tle?
  42. How Hap­py Are We
  43. How Much Ow­est Thou?
  44. I Be­lieve
  45. I Know He Is Mine
  46. I Must Abide with Thee
  47. I Know Not the Hour
  48. If Pa­pa Were On­ly Rea­dy
  49. I’m on the Lord’s Side
  50. In Me Ye May Have Peace
  51. Is It in Me?
  52. I’ve Passed the Cross
  53. Jerusalem So Fair
  54. Jesus Loves Ev­en Me
  55. Lead Thou Me
  56. Let the Low­er Lights Be Burn­ing
  57. Light of the World Is Je­sus, The
  58. Little Eyes, Look­ing Wise
  59. Look and Live
  60. Lord Je­sus, Come!
  61. Lord, Save Me
  62. Luxembourg
  63. Man the Life Boat
  64. March to the Bat­tle­field
  65. Meet Me at the Fount­ain
  66. Mourn, Pray, Praise
  67. My Grand­fa­ther’s Bi­ble
  68. My High Tow­er
  69. My Pray­er
  70. My Re­deem­er
  71. My Ref­uge
  72. My Sav­ior’s Charms
  73. Naught to Charg­es False
  74. Nearer to Me
  75. No Oth­er Name
  76. O! Je­ru­sa­lem, the Gold­en Ci­ty
  77. On What Foun­da­tion Do You Build?
  78. Once More with Mourn­ful Step
  79. Only a Lit­tle Child
  80. Only a Step to Hea­ven
  81. Only an Ar­mor Bear­er
  82. Only Be­lieve
  83. Over Yon­der
  84. Paul and Si­las
  85. Peter’s De­ni­al
  86. Praying Al­ways
  87. Press For­ward
  88. Pull for the Shore
  89. Repeat the Sto­ry O’er and O’er
  90. Remember the Poor
  91. Remembered
  92. Roll On, O Bil­low of Fire!
  93. Safe with the Mas­ter
  94. Sailing in­to Port
  95. Seeking to Save
  96. Sing, My Soul
  97. Song in Scrip­ture
  98. Soon and For­ev­er
  99. Spirit Di­vine
  100. Spirit, O Sin­ner, in Mer­cy Doth Move, The
  101. Spirit Tree, The
  102. Sword of the Lord, The
  103. Tell Me More About Je­sus
  104. There’s a Light in the Val­ley
  105. This Is the Vic­to­ry
  106. Though the Way May Some­times Be Drea­ry
  107. Three Mount­ains, The
  108. To De­part, Which Is Bet­ter?
  109. To Die Is Gain
  110. Turn to the Right
  111. Waiting at the Well
  112. Wandering Afar from the Dwell­ings of Men
  113. We Are March­ing On­ward
  114. Welcome, Sweet Sun­shine
  115. What Shall the Har­vest Be?
  116. What Wilt Thou Have Me to Do?
  117. When Je­sus Comes
    • Down Death’s Dark Vale We Wan­der
    • Down Life’s Dark Vale We Wan­der
  118. When My Wea­ry Hands Are Fold­ed
  119. Where Are the Nine?
  120. Where Hast Thou Gleaned To­day?
  121. Where He Leads We Will Fol­low
  122. While the Sil­very Moon­beams Fall
  123. Who Will Re­ply?
  124. Whosoever Will
  125. Why Should I Wait?
  126. Why Un­be­liev­ing?
  127. Wise to Win
  128. Wishing, Hop­ing, Know­ing
  129. Wonderful Words of Life
  130. Wondrous Love
  131. Work for the Mas­ter
  132. Zaccheus

Music

  1. Alcatraz
  2. Bliss
  3. Bury Thy Sor­row
  4. Cæsarea
  5. Can It Be Right?
  6. Chattanooga
  7. Come un­to Me
  8. Epaphroditus
  9. Estrellas
  10. Eternity
  11. Feast
  12. Harvest Is Pass­ing, The
  13. Ho, Ev­ery One That Thirst­eth
  14. Hold Fast Till I Come
  15. Irvine
  16. Ithaca
  17. Kenosis
  18. Kensal Green
  19. Lift Up, Lift Up Thy Voice
  20. Look Away to Je­sus
  21. Lord Je­sus, Come
  22. Luxembourg
  23. Mumbai
  24. Murray’s Chant
  25. O Crown of Re­joic­ing
  26. Oh, to Be No­thing
  27. Olympia
  28. Out of the Ark
  29. Paisley
  30. Pottsville
  31. Precious Pro­mise
  32. Rabat
  33. Sailing
  34. San Fer­mín
  35. Seadrift
  36. Sing and Pray!
  37. Thine, Je­sus Thine
  38. Tower
  39. Up with Thy Hands to Je­sus
  40. Ville du Havre
  41. Vilnius
  42. We’re Go­ing Home To­mor­row
  43. Waiting and Watch­ing for Me
  44. What Shall the Har­vest Be?
  45. White as Snow
  46. Who’s on the Lord’s Side?
  47. Yaoundé